A review by priya_can_read
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

Long, emotionally intense, with lots of intricate plot details, MANY historical footnotes... and I'm already reading huge tomes for school!! Will pick it up again someday soon, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

I mean, it's a Thomas Hardy novel. It is sad and weepy, but the language is such a treat, and it's a fascinating look into the time period, and the tensions between the trend of rapid industrial development in Britain and its agrarian heritage.